Killing Monsters Above One's Level

After some investigation, Qin Shaofeng quickly arrived beside a small lake according to the map he obtained.

Qin Shaofeng already knew about this small lake, but it was the territory of a group of Scaled Water Lizards.

The Scaled Water Lizards were at the Intermediate Third Level. Although not as strong as the Intermediate Fourth Level Demonic Beasts Qin Shaofeng had encountered before, Intermediate Third Level Scaled Water Lizards were generally quite large. This meant they possessed considerable strength, and ordinary people would have trouble dealing with them.

Furthermore, because they were a pack-hunting creature, they were considered one of the stronger Demonic Beast groups in the outer regions of Black Horn Mountain Range.

Of course, if there was one weakness of the Scaled Water Lizards, it was that they were somewhat slow-moving. With skills like Little Li Flying Dagger, Qin Shaofeng was extremely confident.

If it weren't for this, Qin Shaofeng wouldn't have set his sights on this group of Scaled Water Lizards.

However, Qin Shaofeng also understood that when facing these Scaled Water Lizards, he could only try to attack them individually. With his current Houtian Second Level martial artist realm, he could handle two or three Scaled Water Lizards without issue, but any more would be troublesome.

Moreover, it was more convenient to kill them one by one.

Currently, there were over fifty Scaled Water Lizards at the edge of the lake, so Qin Shaofeng naturally didn't dare to rush forward.

After waiting patiently for a while, a Scaled Water Lizard, which seemed to have just reached adulthood, began to sway its massive body and approach the woods by the lake. It looked like it was going to forage for food.

A good opportunity!

Seeing this, Qin Shaofeng's eyes flashed with a sharp light. He then slowly retreated, turned, and quietly approached the Scaled Water Lizard.

After following the Scaled Water Lizard for a distance, when it finally let its guard down a bit, Qin Shaofeng seized the moment and attacked.

Whoosh!

With a flash of movement, Qin Shaofeng appeared directly in front of the Scaled Water Lizard. He then raised his right fist, glowing with Inner Qi, and threw a powerful punch.

But to Qin Shaofeng's dismay, when his punch landed on the Scaled Water Lizard, it felt like hitting a wall of bronze and iron. Not only did it fail to injure the creature, but the recoil even left his arm numb.

Although he had some understanding of the Scaled Water Lizard's defense beforehand, Qin Shaofeng still wanted to test it.

He didn't expect the Scaled Water Lizard's defense to be so formidable, even exceeding his expectations.

A single punch, which consumed 20 points of Inner Qi, couldn't break through the Scaled Water Lizard's defense at all.

"Hiss--!"

With a roar, although it didn't sustain any actual damage, the Scaled Water Lizard was enraged by Qin Shaofeng's sudden attack.

Opening its large mouth, revealing rows of sharp, cold teeth, the Scaled Water Lizard suddenly turned its head and lunged to bite Qin Shaofeng.

Although shocked by the Scaled Water Lizard's astonishing defense, Qin Shaofeng didn't let his guard down. As soon as the Scaled Water Lizard moved, he directly dodged back, narrowly avoiding its bite.

However, the foul stench that hit him almost made Qin Shaofeng faint.

This caused Qin Shaofeng to retreat a few more steps, but the Scaled Water Lizard wouldn't let him go. It charged forward with all four legs, shaking its entire body wildly as it lunged at Qin Shaofeng.

The Scaled Water Lizard's furious charge stirred up a gust of wind, full of momentum.

Qin Shaofeng was greatly alarmed. He hadn't expected the Scaled Water Lizard to be so powerful. Without daring to delay, he shifted his body slightly, successfully dodging the charge. Then, seizing the opportunity, he delivered a fierce whip kick towards the Scaled Water Lizard.

"Crack!"

A loud sound echoed. Although the attack had considerable force, the Scaled Water Lizard, relying on its tough scales, still suffered no injury.

However, its body uncontrollably flew into the air.

Huh?

What is that?

In the nick of time, a flash of white caught Qin Shaofeng's eye, and he suddenly remembered something.

Although the Scaled Water Lizard was covered in hard scales, its abdomen had only a patch of white soft scales. That was the Scaled Water Lizard's only weak point.

Whoosh!

Little Li Flying Dagger!

Without hesitation, as soon as the white patch came into view, Qin Shaofeng inwardly shouted. He flicked his right hand, and a silver streak of dagger light instantly shot out, fiercely piercing towards the white patch on the Scaled Water Lizard's abdomen.

Thwack!

A sound of flesh being pierced rang out. The attack hit its mark directly.

"Hiss-roar--!"

With a sharp roar, the Scaled Water Lizard writhed in pain. It swung its massive tail, striking fiercely at Qin Shaofeng.

Still not dead?

To Qin Shaofeng's surprise, this Little Li Flying Dagger, which cost 100 points of Inner Qi, didn't kill the Scaled Water Lizard.

But Qin Shaofeng didn't panic. He carefully dodged the incoming tail. Qin Shaofeng drew the sword from his waist and, at the moment the Scaled Water Lizard swung its tail, plunged it directly into the wound that had already been opened by the Little Li Flying Dagger skill.

Thwack!

The sound of the sword entering flesh echoed. A column of blood immediately spurted from the Scaled Water Lizard's abdomen. Then, Qin Shaofeng's eyes hardened, and he casually dragged the sword in his right hand, making a fierce slash.

Screech!

Qin Shaofeng's slash instantly left a half-meter-long wound on the Scaled Water Lizard's abdomen.

Immediately, blood gushed out like a fountain, and in the blink of an eye, a small pool of blood formed on the ground.

Qin Shaofeng, however, flashed away again, putting distance between himself and the Scaled Water Lizard.

With such a large gaping wound in his abdomen, blood instantly pooled on the ground. After a few struggles, the Scaled Water Lizard fell completely silent.

"System prompt: Congratulations to the player for killing one Houtian Third Level Scaled Water Lizard, gaining 8 experience points!"

"Phew! It's finally dead!"

Looking at the Scaled Water Lizard on the ground, showing no signs of struggle, and hearing the system's notification, Qin Shaofeng finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then, he even smiled slightly.

"As expected, fighting monsters above my level is more satisfying. One monster gives 8 experience points. At this rate, it won't take long for me to level up to the Houtian Third Level realm."

Muttering softly a few times, Qin Shaofeng smiled slightly, his gaze involuntarily drifting to the distant lake, his eyes filled with excitement.

An hour later, after another Scaled Water Lizard fell to the ground, a system prompt sounded, and Qin Shaofeng smiled happily.

"System prompt: Congratulations to the player, your experience has reached the requirement for leveling up. Player Qin Shaofeng's level has been raised to Houtian Third Level!"

[Level: Houtian Third Level, 2/3000]
[Inner Qi: 900/900 (Houtian Third Level has 300 Inner Qi points, Yi Jin Jing provides a triple bonus)]
[Talent Spiritual Root: Thunder Body]
[Skills: Fiery Golden Eyes, Yi Jin Jing, Little Li Flying Dagger]
[Battle Beast: Hundred Spirits Demon Fox]
[Equipment: None]
[Quests: None]
[Points: 130]
[Title: City Lord of Lanjiang City]

Listening to the system prompts, Qin Shaofeng summoned his status interface. After looking at it for a while, he became excited again.

"Hmm, Houtian Third Level now. My Inner Qi has also reached 900 points. With this, I can use Little Li Flying Dagger a few more times. Reaching Houtian Fifth Level in three days shouldn't be difficult!"

Looking at his status interface, Qin Shaofeng's eyes shone brightly. However, at this moment, Qin Shaofeng no longer planned to hunt any more Demonic Beasts.

The sky had already turned dark. After fighting continuously for several hours, Qin Shaofeng was quite tired.

Even though his Inner Qi was instantly replenished to full upon leveling up, he was mentally exhausted.

So, after hesitating for a moment, Qin Shaofeng began to look for a place to rest.

Soon, Qin Shaofeng found a safe cave. After setting up some warning traps around the area, Qin Shaofeng caught a few wild rabbits and began to barbecue them.

While eating the roasted rabbit meat, Qin Shaofeng reflected on the day's events.

The advancement from Houtian First Level to Houtian Third Level was something that would be considered extremely abnormal by others.

Relatively speaking, Qin Shaofeng was only slightly satisfied.

He had the System and could hunt monsters to level up. If he didn't level up quickly, Qin Shaofeng himself wouldn't be able to stand it.

Besides his level, other things had also changed.

The most significant change was that the skills Qin Shaofeng possessed had also started to upgrade.

Fiery Golden Eyes: Level 2, a God-grade active skill, the renowned ultimate technique of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven Sun Wukong. Currently Level 2, it can probe the information of individuals up to 3 levels higher than the player, with a certain chance of discovering their weaknesses. It can also probe any other object, revealing its level, with the specific details depending on the player's level. Each use consumes 10 Inner Qi points.

As the skill Qin Shaofeng used the most, Fiery Golden Eyes was now not far from reaching Level 3.

Relatively speaking, the information obtained by Level 2 Fiery Golden Eyes was much more detailed than Level 1. And the chance of discovering weaknesses was also increasing.

Furthermore, with Fiery Golden Eyes upgraded to Level 2, not only could Qin Shaofeng see more clearly, but when facing battles with Demonic Beasts, he could also clearly see their attacks, allowing him to dodge in time.

The reason Qin Shaofeng was able to successfully kill so many Demonic Beasts today was largely thanks to Level 2 Fiery Golden Eyes.

Little Li Flying Dagger: Level 2, a God-grade active skill. Little Li's divine dagger, unmatched in the world, strikes true with every throw! Currently Level 2, within ten meters, it is guaranteed to hit opponents of the same rank, with a hundred percent accuracy. Once activated, it consumes all Inner Qi.

(Note: It can also be activated with a small amount of Inner Qi, with correspondingly reduced attack power. The minimum consumption is 100 Inner Qi points.)

Besides Fiery Golden Eyes, Little Li Flying Dagger, also a God-grade skill, had also leveled up by one, reaching Level 2.

Moreover, Level 2 Little Li Flying Dagger not only increased its attack range from the original three meters to ten meters, but its power had also significantly increased.

Before Qin Shaofeng had leveled up to Houtian Third Level, using Level 2 Little Li Flying Dagger against the Scaled Water Lizard, while still consuming 100 Inner Qi points, yielded vastly different results.

Level 1 Little Li Flying Dagger, even if it hit the Scaled Water Lizard's weak spot in the abdomen, would at most severely wound it, not achieve a complete kill.

But Level 2 Little Li Flying Dagger, with a single hit, could directly end the Scaled Water Lizard's life.

The only drawback was that Qin Shaofeng's current Inner Qi could only allow him to use Little Li Flying Dagger nine times at most.

Speaking of Inner Qi, Qin Shaofeng couldn't help but complain about Yi Jin Jing, a Saint-grade skill.

Both Fiery Golden Eyes and Little Li Flying Dagger were God-grade skills, and Qin Shaofeng was speechless that both had upgraded to Level 2.

On the other hand, Yi Jin Jing, a Saint-grade skill, had not yet upgraded.